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Meaning of VISCOUNTESS

Pronunciation:  'vI`kawntis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a noblewoman holding the rank of viscount in her own right
  2. [n]  a wife or widow of a viscount
 
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 See Also: Astor, married woman, Nancy Witcher Astor, peer, Viscountess Astor, wife

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Vis"count`ess\, n. [F. vicomtesse, LL.
vicecomitissa.]
The wife of a viscount.
 

 

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